“Parenting” collection
Discover practical advice and innovative solutions for navigating the complexities of parenting in a tech-saturated world. This collection focuses on educational tools, responsible screen time management, and technology that supports family well-being and development.
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View all →September 14, 2012
7 Unique Ways my Kids Use the iPhone
The Apple iPhone is a necessity in our household, at least my kids tell me it is. It seems that the iPhone is practically grafted to the hands of my children as they walk around the house. I almost think that they are going to grow another appendage for them to simply carry it and use their other two hands…
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August 1, 2012
A New Olympic Sport? The Orangutan Hang! – Cast of Dads Podcast #53
As the summer starts to wind down, the Cast of Dads convened via the phone waves again to record another laughter-fill and educational podcast, "Orangutan Hang and the Olympics." With just days to the start of the Summer Olympics 2012 in London, we believe we might have figured out another Olympic sport - the Orangutan Hang - but you will…
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July 13, 2012
How to Use Olympic Gymnastics Scoring to Get Your Kids to do their Chores
There is a lot of excitement in my house with the coming 2012 Olympics in London, mainly because my 10-year-old daughter is a competitive gymnast. We watched the women's gymnastics trials a few weeks ago, and my daughter has some clear favorites and has been critiquing how each of the gymnasts are doing. But as we sat around watching the…
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July 2, 2012
Parents Beware: Instagram & Kik Messenger Are A Dangerous Combination & What Social Dangers to Check For
Over the past few years, I have written about security and safety for the family, especially when it comes to protecting your kids from online predators and social bullies. My wife and I really try to practice what we preach. But as social networks and sharing services evolve, sometimes it is hard to keep up with the latest and greatest…
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June 19, 2012
Laughter is the Best Medicine, Especially When We Recorded Cast of Dads Father’s Day Episode #52
We all know that laughing is healthy. It's good for both the heart and the soul. Well, in the Father's Day (or should I say Daddy's Day) Episode #52 ("Laugh Filled Father's Day") of the Cast of Dads, we definitely came out very healthy as it was one of the most laughter-filled episodes that we have ever recorded! This episode…
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June 16, 2012
Should We Rename Father’s Day to Daddy’s Day? Being a Dad or a Father
First of all, Happy Father's Day 2012 to all of the dads, dads-to-be and father-figures out there! Sunday is your day of recognition and pride so enjoy it! This week, as I was socializing my Father's Day Reviewed Gifts Guide, I was putting in some hashtags into my tweets. When I had space, I used #fathersday or #father but when…
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June 11, 2012
HighTechDad’s Father’s Day 2012 Reviewed Gift Buying Guide
Rev up those Father's Day gift engines, it's that time of year again! Yeah, I'm a bit late in getting together my list of products that you might want to consider for your dad for Father's Day, but you will still have a few days to get those gifts (or write up a nice IOU card). Anyway, this is a…
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June 7, 2012
Be Fearless this Father’s Day – The Case Foundation Giveaway
Have you ever wanted to take a risk and not done it? I know I have. I'm a bit of a creature of habit who likes comfort. But sometimes, there is that little voice that tells you to just "go for it" and take a risk. Sometimes that voice can be your inner self and sometimes it's an exterior voice…
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May 30, 2012
10 Tips & Some Security & Privacy Tools for Setting Up Your Child’s First Smartphone
As part of The Digital Joneses study that I'm working on with other bloggers and with Trend Micro, one of our challenges is "Staying Connected on the Go." The study itself is one of online protection, privacy and security, using a variety of tools and software as well as tips and best practices provided by Trend Micro. This is the 4th…
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May 16, 2012
We’re NOT Shaving with a Motorola DROID RAZR, We’re Giving One Away! – “Mother’s Day Special” – Cast of Dads Podcast
While Mother's Day has come and gone, and yes, all of the Cast of Dads were able to plan ahead to treat the moms (and wives) of our lives to their special day, we do have a "Mother's Day Special" after the day went by. And, this episode marks a great milestone for the Cast of Dads - we have…
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April 20, 2012
Celebrating our 50th Cast of Dads Podcast! “Draining the Snowblower”
It's really hard to believe that over 2 years ago, a group of dads who worked together on a project would now be celebrating their 50th podcast together! But yes, we have. Personally, I think that is a major accomplishment, especially given all of the other family and business responsibilities that tug us in each and every direction. The Cast…
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April 3, 2012
Have You Had “The Talk” with you Kids? The Online Security Talk, That Is!
Go to you kids right now and ask them if they know what cyberbullying is. Go on, do it! I'm going to guess that they might be able to tell you at least something. If they did, that is encouraging. Now ask them if they know what sexting is. Heck that word shows up in my spell check as being…
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